[ISN] Anonymous lashes out at Activision following Call of Duty trailer

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 03:45:12 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/the-grid/anonymous-lashes-out-at-activision-following-call-duty-trailer

By Jeb Boone
GlobalPost
May 4, 2012

The Anonymous hacker collective is now targeting Activision CEO Eric 
Hirshberg after the release of trailers for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 in 
which Anonymous is implied to be America’s new enemy in a dystopian 
future war scenario.

The video flashes images of the Guy Fawkes mask clad Anonymous member, 
making a not-so-subtle assertion that hacker collectives will be behind 
what Oliver North called a “nightmare scenario.”

“If you can hack a bank, you can hack a drone,” says UAV pilot Maj. 
Hercules Christopher as the Guy Fawkes mask appears again in another 
video that is part of the ad campaign.

Anonymous has posted a document on peoplesliberationfront.net detailing 
Hirshberg’s private information, including his home address, phone 
number and email address. The post also includes his total compensation 
for 2010, totaling $13.9 million.

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